Activation of inert chemical bonds by transition metal complexes is an area of utmost
importance. Efficient bond activation can provide a leading entry to successful catalytic …

In this review, the coordination chemistry of electron‐rich metal complexes with the simple
aliphatic, anionic diphosphanylamido ligand {N (CH2CH2PR2) 2}–is covered and compared …

The development of an efficient catalytic process that mimics the enzymatic function of
alcohol dehydrogenase is critical for using biomass alcohols for both the production of H2 as …

Today more than 80% of the energy consumed worldwide is based on fossil fuels.[1] It is
undisputable that the resulting CO2 release has unwanted environmental consequences …

The establishment of active sites as the frustrated Lewis pair (FLP) has recently attracted
much attention ranging from homogeneous to heterogeneous systems in the field of …

Bioinspired hydrogenation of N2 to ammonia at ambient conditions by stepwise nitrogen
protonation/reduction with metal complexes in solution has experienced remarkable …

Molecular knots attract attention on account of their topological intricacies and potential
application. Tying molecular knots with different topologies, on larger length scales, remains …

The redox series [Ir n (NH x)(PNP)](n= II–IV, x= 3–0; PNP= N (CHCHP t Bu2) 2) was
examined with respect to electron, proton, and hydrogen atom transfer steps. The …

The preparation of a number of iron complexes supported by ligands of the type HN
{CH2CH2 (PR2)} 2 [R= isopropyl (iPrPNP) or cyclohexyl (CyPNP)] is reported. This is the …

Unprecedented diamagnetic, four-coordinate, formally 14-electron (Cy-PSiP) RuX (Cy-
PSiP=[κ3-(2-R2 P C6H4) 2 Si Me]−; X= amido, alkoxo) complexes that do not require agostic …